Freelance Designer

Critical Mass; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital design seeks a talented Designer to create impactful visuals for major brands. In this role, you will turn strategic ideas into stunning designs, collaborate with a creative team, and push the boundaries of digital aesthetics. With an emphasis on detail and human-centered design, you will contribute to innovative projects that engage and inspire audiences. Previous design experience and a strong portfolio are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of digital design experience, agency or in-house.
• Strong portfolio with clarity and charisma.
• Mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Design for digital-first ecosystems including websites and campaigns.
• Create mood boards and design systems to bring ideas to life.
• Collaborate with a team of creatives and strategists.

Skills

Design

Creativity

Communication

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

We’re a crew of thinkers, makers, tinkerers, and challengers. People who wake up wanting to make the internet less boring. Who care—really care—about the work. If you’re the kind of designer who wants to make smart things beautiful and beautiful things smart, we want to meet you.

At Critical Mass, we work with the world's most influential brands—the ones that power creativity, shape culture, and build what’s next. Your role? Help them connect with real humans through design that’s smart, striking, and anything but generic.

You Will

• Turn strategic ideas into stunning visuals that make people care—even about the stuff they didn’t know they needed.
• Design for digital-first ecosystems: websites, platforms, content hubs, product interfaces, campaigns, and brand systems.
• Create mood boards, interactive layouts, design systems, and micro-animations that bring ideas to life.
• Collaborate with a team of creatives, strategists, UX thinkers, and developers who are all in on making great work.
• Tweak. Polish. Push. Ship. Then do it again—even better.
  
  

You Have

• 2+ years of digital design experience—agency or in-house, brand-side or startup—we care more about your taste than your title.
• A portfolio that balances clarity and charisma. We want to see smart thinking and killer craft.
• Mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. Bonus points for motion chops, prototyping skills, or any emerging tech/design tools you're exploring.
• A sharp eye for detail and a love for clean, intelligent, human-centered design.
• Communication skills to clearly articulate your thinking (and sometimes defend your weirdest idea).
• A curious, collaborative spirit. You’re not just here to “do”—you’re here to contribute.
  
  

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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